Deck 12: The Physical Environment

Question 1

Global inequalities could result from which of the following geographic conditions?

A) Major axis running east-west across Eurasia
B) Major axis running north-south across the Americas
C) Sahara Desert
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

A nation with which of the following physical features has the greatest opportunity for improved GDP?

A) Landlocked
B) Located in higher latitudes
C) Located in a tropical region
D) Located in Africa

Answer 2

Located in higher latitudes

Question 3

Christianity and Islam fall into which religion type?

A) Universalizing
B) Ethnic
C) Evolutionary
D) Revolutionary

Answer 3

Universalizing

Question 4

Which theory would one use to analyze the everyday transactions individuals have across many layers of social interaction?

A) Cultural ecology
B) Ecosystems theory
C) Cultural systems theory
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which theory examines the relationship between the physical environment and humans meeting their basic needs?

A) Cultural ecology
B) Ecosystems theory
C) Cultural systems theory
D) None of the above

Question 6

Residents of which American city would be most likely to experience seasonal affective disorder?

A) Anchorage, Alaska
B) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C) Charlotte, North Carolina
D) Dallas, Texas

Question 7

Which of the following characteristics of a country is associated with fewer casualties from natural disasters?

A) Democratic practices
B) Higher elevations
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 8

Geospatial mapping can best serve which function in the midst of a natural disaster?

A) Analyze failures in the emergency responsiveness of FEMA
B) Determine how to direct services in disaster areas where stress loads are highest
C) Predict vulnerability for future disasters in a certain area
D) All of the above

Question 9

The importance for studying which type of geographic ecology has risen in the past century, as humans have increasingly congregated in this area?

A) Rural
B) Suburban
C) Urban
D) None of the above

Question 10

The 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment simulated a mock prison with student assistants playing the role of prison guards and inmates. What was the primary finding from this experiment with regards to human behavior?

A) Factors internal to the individual are the primary contributors to a particular behavior exhibited during a given situation.
B) Factors external to the individual are the primary contributors to a particular behavior exhibited during a given situation.
C) Internal and external factors equally contribute to a particular behavior exhibited during a given situation.
D) None of the above.

Question 11

Which statement accurately describes the impact of natural scenery in an office space on worker stress level?

A) Plants in an office space decrease blood pressure during stressful situations.
B) Plasma screens in an office space displaying natural scenery had similar effects on the heart rate as windows in an office space.
C) Both A and B.
D) Neither A nor B.

Question 12

Spatial analysis tools are best utilized when professionals have a database of what type of demographic information?

A) Race
B) Sex
C) Age
D) Location

Question 13

Which of the following statements describing spatial effects on a specific life stage is correct?

A) Race, ethnicity, and economic opportunities predict variation in infant mortality rates across states.
B) Disadvantage and dysfunction in adolescent years is associated with risky sex behaviors across the globe.
C) Neither A nor B is correct.
D) Both A and B are correct.

Question 14

A country with a poor geographic location has no opportunity to improve its GDP.

Question 15

The United States is regarded as a Christian nation, with no specific Christian denomination dominating a specific region throughout the United States.

Question 16

Ecological fallacies, wherein one makes inferences about human behavior based on aggregate patterns and data, validate judgment about a specific person's behavior.

Question 17

Employees in windowless offices were found to "naturalize" their office space with the addition of decor displaying natural scenery.

Question 18

The spatial distribution of behaviors and social outcomes can be mapped to determine areas of greatest need.

Question 19

Describe the impact of physical environment on global inequalities. Explain the origins of geographic inequalities, the role of the physical environment on economic opportunities (or a lack thereof) across the globe, and how the effects of natural disasters vary among countries.

Question 20

How does setting impact one's personality and temperament? Use examples from the Stanford Prison Experiment to support your claims.